A town centre shop in Burnham-On-Sea which was hit by a hit and run robbery earlier this month has been struck by a second robbery.
The stunned shop owner, who has asked not to be identified, told Burnham-On-Sea.com how a man claiming to be a previous customer walked into the shop on Friday (July 18th), distracted him while he took goods worth a very high value, and then left the shop.
Police managed to catch up with the suspect in Bristol, arrested him and the goods were seized.
Burnham-On-Sea.com understands the suspect took a taxi to Weston where he travelled by train to Bristol Temple Meads railway station. Police arrested the man at the station and retrieved the goods.
Burnham-On-Sea.com is not naming the Burnham shop manager or the shop due to his wish to remain anonymous.
Earlier this month, we were were first to report how a man smashed the front window of the same shop before fleeing with a large amount of goods. Police rushed to the scene, in the centre of Burnham, but failed to capture the man.
The shop owner was left shaken – but not injured – in Friday’s latest incident.
